Northwestern, District 65 announce new STEM partnership office
Northwestern and Evanston/Skokie School District 65 announced plans to create a new partnership office focused on strengthening science, technology, engineering and mathematics programs in local...
View ArticleEducation officials struggle with current funding proposals
Although Evanston education officials said they do not agree with Gov. Bruce Rauner’s proposal to fund education using the current model, they do not believe new Illinois Senate legislation to...
View ArticleEvanston Township High School meets federal standards for water quality, lead...
Independent testing concluded Wednesday that Evanston Township High School meets federal standards regarding water lead levels and water quality, according to an email superintendent Eric Witherspoon...
View ArticleETHS to change locker protocol following thefts by employees
Following the firing of two employees who allegedly stole from students’ lockers, the Evanston Township High School District 202 Board members and administrators have begun implementing changes to...
View ArticleActivists hold second protest about contracting choices for new Y.O.U. center
Evanston organizers protested Wednesday Youth & Opportunity United’s contracting choices for its new youth center across the street from Evanston Township High School. The demonstration, held at...
View ArticleEvanston’s sixth annual recycling event declutters homes, promotes...
About a thousand local residents lined the streets surrounding Evanston Township High School on Saturday morning with donations for the city’s sixth annual “drive up, drop off” recycling event....
View ArticleCivil rights leader Rep. John Lewis to speak at ETHS
U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-Georgia) will speak next week at Evanston Township High School about his trilogy of graphic novels focused on his experiences as a longtime civil rights activist. The novels,...
View ArticleFormer Evanston Township High School substitute teacher charged with...
A substitute teacher at Evanston Township High School was charged Friday with possession of child pornography after a student found an unattended cell phone at the school containing sexual pictures of...
View ArticleCity launches new safety campaign, signage program to promote traffic safety
Evanston launched a back-to-school crosswalk safety campaign and bicycle signage program earlier this month to improve pedestrian awareness and communication among roadway users. The two programs are...
View ArticleCongressman John Lewis speaks at ETHS on graphic novel trilogy about Civil...
When U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-Georgia) was first asked to write a series of graphic novels about his involvement in the Civil Rights Movement, he waved it off. Lewis, who as a young boy was inspired to...
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ETHS struggles to enact transgender policy
Asher White just wanted to use the bathroom. But after a “baffled” security guard at Evanston Township High School saw her exit the girls’ facility, she took an unexpected detour. “I was escorted...
View ArticleDistrict 65 teachers, board to negotiate using federal mediator
Evanston/Skokie District 65 teachers have gone for more than a month without a contract. The District 65 Board of Education and the District 65 Educators’ Council have been in negotiations over the...
View ArticleNorthwestern appoints STEM coordinator for partnership with District 65
Northwestern has appointed a former Chicago Public Schools science teacher as the STEM coordinator between Northwestern and Evanston/Skokie School District 65. Jennifer Lewin, a CPS schoolteacher for...
View ArticleCommunity members discuss potential clown ‘threat’ with Halloween looming
With Halloween approaching, a city committee is taking steps to discourage clowns from creating a disturbance. Police and school officials spoke to roughly 20 attendees at a City-School Liaison...
View ArticleEvanston educators seek to ease post-election anxiety
Some teachers and administrators at Evanston Township High School took time out of the school day to help students process the results of Tuesday’s election. Bill Farmer (Weinberg ‘03), the Teachers...
View ArticleEvanston high school student sets out to beautify utility boxes across Evanston
An Evanston high school student is trying to bring a little more beauty to Evanston by decorating utility boxes across the city with photographs. Emily Lubin, an Evanston resident and high school...
View ArticleDistrict 65 teachers, board continue negotiating as possible strike date looms
Hundreds of people, mostly teachers and community members, showed up to the District 65 school board meeting Monday to urge board members to reach a deal amid ongoing contract negotiations. Earlier...
View ArticleETHS has highest enrollment in 30 years
Evanston Township High School has the highest number of enrolled students in 30 years, according to a news release. The trend exists across all grades within ETHS and also in the special education and...
View ArticleDistrict 65 teachers, board reach tentative agreement on contracts
The Evanston/Skokie District 65 Board of Education and the District Educators’ Council, which represents teachers, have reached a tentative agreement Monday afternoon on teacher contracts....
View ArticleDistrict 65 teachers approve contract proposal
The District 65 Educators Council voted to approve a three-year contract by a large margin on Friday. Of the 680 teachers who voted, 579 voted to ratify the contract and 101 voted against it, council...
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